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Management of the polymer IRC

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The progress of the IRC's core scientific programmes is regularly monitored, and subject to detailed peer review.

The Executive Group is drawn from the staff of the IRC. The committee oversees the organisation of the IRC's research and knowledge transfer activities, and provides advice to members to assist the development of new programmes:

• Prof Peter Olmsted, Chair
• Prof Steve Armes
• Dr Nigel Clarke
• Helen Clancy
• Prof. Phil Coates
• Dr Barry Maunders

The Research Group The function of the Research group is to look at current areas of activity, pin-point multidisciplinary topics and develop research proposals.

• Dr Mark Geohegan
• Dr Lian Hutchings
• Dr Tim Gough
• Dr Daniel Read

The Polymer IRC Board is drawn from the IRC, academia and industry. The board meets twice a year to review scientific progress and provision of services, and guides us in the establishment of new targets and programmes:

Chair

• Dr David Bott (Technology Strategy Board)

Industrial advisors

• Dr David Farrar (Smith & Nephew)
• Dr Rudy Koopmans (DOW)
• Dr Peter Mills (Cytec Engineered Materials)
• Dr David York (Procter & Gamble)

Advisors from the broader academic community

• Prof Kurt Kramer (Max Planck Institute fur Polymer Forshung)
• Prof Jimmy Mays(University of Tenessee)

Members of the IRC itself

• Prof Steve Armes(Director Sheffield)
• Dr Nigel Clarke(Director Durham)
• Mrs Helen Clancy (Executive Manager)
• Prof Phil Coates (Director Bradford)
• Dr Barry Maunders (Networks Development Director)
• Prof Peter Olmsted (Director Leeds, Chair of Executive Group)

The named people above are joined by the EPSRC materials programme manager and representatives from the administrations of the four particpating universities.